Cooling system



Sept. 12,r 1933. E CLiNE COOLING SYSTEM Filed Feb. 13, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l Il l l l l Sept. 12, 1933. E. CLINE l 1,926,970

COOLING SYSTEM Filed Feb. 13. 1952 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Sept. 12, 1933 l UNirsDsTAr-Es PATENT orgies l Application February 13, 1932. SerialNo. 592,755

tolaims. (c1. zei- 112) This invention relates to cooling systems and more particularly to a cooling means which can be readily Vadapted for usek in cooling of either water orv air. Y

An object of this invention is to provide a cooling means which is so constructed that it can befreadily used for the cooling of liquids or air and when yused for the cooling of air, the device provides means whereby the air is thoroughly washed before entering the air ducts.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cooling means of this kind which may be mounted ,on the interior or roof of a building and the water which is being cooled and passed over the exterior surface of the device will not be blown away by high winds or the like. f

Afurther object of this invention is to provide afoundation cooling means which can be combined with shields or covers of various kinds, so that either water or air may be vreadily cooled.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this invention will in part be described and in part understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being lillustrated inl the accompanying drawings, Awherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical section partly in diagrammatic form of a device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention;

Figure 2 is a similar view ofV a modification of the device.

Referring to the drawings wherein likenumerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several vie\vs, the numeral designates generally a cooling tower including a plurality of superposed bailles and this tower is adapted to be mounted on the exterior of a building and preferably on a roof or other horizontal support 13. Y

This tower is provided with a bottom 11 having a drain 12 which `empties into a reservoir 14. This reservoir has a pipe connection 15 which is connected to a source of water supply, and a iioat r. valve 16 is connected to this pipe line 15 so as to control the quantity of water entering the tank 14 and so that a predetermined quantity of water will always be in this tank. An overflow pipe 17 is connected to this tank 14.

A pipe line 18 is also connected to the tank 14 and is adapted to be connected to a pumping system including a refrigerating plant or the like (not shown) and a return pipe 19 coming from the cooling system empties into a coupling 20,

' which is connected to the discharge end of this return pipe i9. This coupling 20 is mounted in upwardly spaced relation to a cone-shaped cooling member 2l which is mounted on the upper surface of thebaile tower 10 with the apex of the cone disposed upwardly.

A frusto-conical shield 22 is connected by means of a short pipe connection 23 to the coupling 20 and a distributing shield V24 is mounted on a coupling 25 disposed ccncentrically of the shield 22. This Ydistributing shield 24 is adjustable vertically on a vertically disposed pipe or conduit 26 which Vextends concentrically of the cone 22, and has an end portion thereof disposed through 4the closed tcp 2'? of the coupling 20. This extended end portion or upper end 28 of the conduit 26 is provided with a nut 29, so that the conduit 26 with the cone 24 may be vertically adjusted relatively to the cone 22 and the cooling cone 21. This conduit 26 is hollow and is adapted to receive'suitable lead wires (not shown) which are connected toa motor orV power member M disposed on the lower end of the conduit 26.

A fan element F is mounted on the motor M with the blades disposed so as to direct a draft of air upwardly toward the cone or cooling member 2l. The cone 21 is provided with a plurality of apertures 30 therethrough and a plurality of vertically disposed tubes 31 are mounted in these apertures and extend upwardly vfrom the surface of the cooling member 21. In this manner, the draft of air created by the fan F will be blown through the apertures 21 and as the water or liquid distributed by the distributing shield 24 flows gravitatinglyover the surface of the cone member 21, the tubes 31 will provide a tortuous passage for the liquid and the water or liquid will be cooled by absorption of the heat by these tubes 3l which are cooled by the draft of air blown upwardly or downwardly therethrough by the fan F. The air blown by the fan F is drawn through the baffles B of the tower 1G andthis air is likewise cooled by 'the falling water dropping over these baifles B. i

is secured at the base thereof to the inner surface of the shieldl or cooling member 21, and is provided at'the lower end thereof with an annular nipple or ring-shaped member 33 which is disposed about thel circle of the fan F. As the cooled Vwater flows downwardly over the cooling member An inner inverted frusto-conical member 32 100 pointrit passes outwardly through the drain 12 i and into the tank 14.

As shown in Figure 2, the cooling cone 21 is provided with the tubes 31 which communicate with the inner frusto-conical member 32. The return pipe line 19' is connected to the coupling 20 which is similar in detail to the coupling 20 and the shield 22 is connected to this coupling 2G as hereinbefore described. The inner distributing cone 2li is disposed in upwardly spaced relation to an imperforate shield 34 which is cone 21'.

l through the tubes 31 is supported from the conduit 28.

In this instance, the motor or power member isk dispensed with and the water is distributed over the imperforate shield 34 and flows over the lower edge thereof and drops onto the shield or cooling member 21. The connecting ring 33' has connected thereto an elbow 35 which is connected to a suction conduit so that air is drawn downwardly through the tubes 31. This air is washed or cooled by the liquid screen formed by the water owing over the edge of the cone 34.

A screen or hardware cloth member 36 is suspended from the lower surface of the cone 34 adjacent the peripheral edge thereof so that any water which is drawn toward the tubes 21 by the suction formed in the suction pipe line will be broken up into a ne spray and will gravitatingly fall under the upper surfaceo the This cone 21 is provided with a gutter or collecting member .37 which has a pipe line 38 connected thereto so that the water or liquid can be'returned to the pumping system and returned back through the pipe line 19'.

It will be noted from the disclosure in Figure 2 that the water forms a screen for washing or cleaning the air which is drawn through the tubes 31, and the direction ofthe flow of air reversely from the disclosure in Figure l.

't will be noted from the foregoing that vthe cooling means including the conical member 2l andthe tubesl 31 can be usedpwith various cooling systems either liquid or air, the tubesl providing a tortuous passage over the surface of the conical member 21 while providing means for the passage of air in either direction through the shield or cooling member 21, depending only on the direction of movement desired.

It will be obvious that this cooling means may be connected to a refrigerating system so as `to properly cool the water or liquids used in the rerrigerating system, or the device may be coupled with an air suction line such as a ventilatin-g system for a building, whereinv the air drawn through the Ventilating system is not only cooled but is washed by the liquid screen disposed about the cooling member.

It is, of course, understood that Various changes and modifications may be made in the details or" construction and design of, the above specifically described embodiment of this inventionV without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:-

1A cooling means comprising a substantially cone-shaped member, a plurality of tubes secured at one end to the member and extending upwardly therefrom, a water discharging means supported above `the apex of the member, a distributing means, means for adjustably mounting said distributing means for adjustment relative to the discharge means,` and meansk for collecting the liquid at the base of the member.

2. A cooling means comprising a substantially cone-shaped member, a plurality of tubes secured at one end to the member and extending upwardly therefrom, a water distributing means vsupported above the member, a second cone- .ehaped member supported above the top of the tubes, and a screen carried by the lower portion of said second member'adjacent the base thereof 3. A cooling means as set forth comprising a substantially cone-shaped member, a plurality of tubes secured at one end to the member and extending upwardly therefrom, a trough carried by the lower edge portion of the member, a second cone-shaped member supported above the tops of the tubes, a screen carried by the lower portion ci the second member, water distributing means disposed 'above the second ynamed member, and a duct connected to the rst named member whereby to draw ofi the cooled air passing through the water gravitatingly dropping off of 'the second named member.

4. A cooling means comprising a substantially cone-hoped member, a plurality oi' tubes secured to the member and extending upwardlyl therefrom, liquid distributing means supported above member, a frustro-conical member secured to the rst member in inverted position and opto the first member, and an annular member secured to the lower portion of said frustroconical member.

5. A cooling means comprising a substantially cone-shaped member, a plurality of tubes secured at one end to the member and extending upwardly therefrom, a water distributing means supported above the member, a frustro-conical member secured to the rst member in inverted positionand opposed to the first member, a plurality of baffles supported below thebase of the first member, and a collecting means supported below the bailles.

'6. A cooling means` comprising a substantially cone-shaped member, a plurality of tubes secured lat oneend to the member and extending upwardly therefrom, a water distributing means supported above the member, a frustro-conicalV member secured to the lrst memberin inverted position and opposed to the rst member, a plurality of baffles supported below the base of the first member, a collecting member disposed below the vbaffles for collecting the liquid discharging'therefrom, and means for forcing a draft of air downwardly through the tubes and outwardly of the bailles.

EDWARD CLINE. 

